Well, as we all know one of the number one concerns for cryptography is having keys and other information properly protected with a strong password. and most people are not able to remember or do not want to remember a strong password. So my question is, where is a good place to keep a small bit of text on your person at all times.

The location would preferably not be in clothing, but here is a list of some things i thought of off the top of my head.

bracelettattoocontainer in mouthankle braceletthigh strapnecklaceringwatchcavitya hole you put in some part of your body to hold small thingsrfid implant in hand (coupled with [inconspicuous] Faraday glove.)

so what can you guys think of, or what do you think of my list.

this would mostly be for storing small bits of 16+char string. possibly a few one time use passwords for various things, and a password for something like an encrypted device (mobile device, laptop, desktop etc..)

Well, as we all know one of the number one concerns for cryptography is having keys and other information properly protected with a strong password. and most people are not able to remember or do not want to remember a strong password. So my question is, where is a good place to keep a small bit of text on your person at all times.

The location would preferably not be in clothing, but here is a list of some things i thought of off the top of my head.

bracelettattoocontainer in mouthankle braceletthigh strapnecklaceringwatchcavitya hole you put in some part of your body to hold small thingsrfid implant in hand (coupled with [inconspicuous] Faraday glove.)

so what can you guys think of, or what do you think of my list.

this would mostly be for storing small bits of 16+char string. possibly a few one time use passwords for various things, and a password for something like an encrypted device (mobile device, laptop, desktop etc..)

Well, as we all know one of the number one concerns for cryptography is having keys and other information properly protected with a strong password. and most people are not able to remember or do not want to remember a strong password. So my question is, where is a good place to keep a small bit of text on your person at all times.

The location would preferably not be in clothing, but here is a list of some things i thought of off the top of my head.

bracelettattoocontainer in mouthankle braceletthigh strapnecklaceringwatchcavitya hole you put in some part of your body to hold small thingsrfid implant in hand (coupled with [inconspicuous] Faraday glove.)

so what can you guys think of, or what do you think of my list.

this would mostly be for storing small bits of 16+char string. possibly a few one time use passwords for various things, and a password for something like an encrypted device (mobile device, laptop, desktop etc..)

How about remembering it?

Name: AudreySS#: 123-45-6789

Password: 9876yerdua54321

Or:

Name: Audrey SmithSS#: Same as above

Password: 987htims54yerdua321

People these days can't seem to remember more than 5 letter/number/symbol combinations. Yet 20 years ago people could remember multiple 10 digit numbers...

Introducing constraints to the economy only serves to limit what can be economical.

More recent studies suggest that the limit for working memory is more like three, and sometimes four, with various factors influencing the capacity of an individual's working memory.

I personally believe people are getting dumber as they save most information like telephone numbers and have speed dial. If they would try to remember them then they would be able to remember other numbers.

Introducing constraints to the economy only serves to limit what can be economical.

More recent studies suggest that the limit for working memory is more like three, and sometimes four, with various factors influencing the capacity of an individual's working memory.

I personally believe people are getting dumber as they save most information like telephone numbers and have speed dial. If they would try to remember them then they would be able to remember other numbers.

Yes, according to that paper, it is 7 +/- 2 but I was focusing on a "magic number," not numbers. I apologize if my post seemed misleading. In any case, even the high end of 9 does not match your claim of "Yet 20 years ago people could remember multiple 10 digit numbers..."

Also, the paper you cited, though I haven't paid to read it in its entirety, does not claim that people in general have lost the ability to remember longer strings of symbols. The abstract merely suggests that the original paper was erroneous in its conclusion and doesn't cite those "recent studies" either.

To memorize something with more than trivial entropy, just reference something in your brain that has been there a very long time and isn't likely to be erased. Your brain stores it as references rather than sequences.

What if I made a passphrase: "Reznor said he wants to E-F-F you like an animal." (E-F-F being a reference to the Electronic Frontier Foundation)

How many bits, and how hard would this be to forget as compared to "26AF1B0DFC30371C89"?

Companies claiming they got hacked and lost your coins sounds like fraud so perfect it could be called fashionable. I never believe them. If I ever experience the misfortune of a real intrusion, I declare I have been honest about the way I have managed the keys in Casascius Coins. I maintain no ability to recover or reproduce the keys, not even under limitless duress or total intrusion. Remember that trusting strangers with your coins without any recourse is, as a matter of principle, not a best practice. Don't keep coins online. Use paper or hardware wallets instead.